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	Harris Tweed, the Original Harris Tweed available for Suits, Jackets, and Tousers
		Our Harris Tweed Cloth is woven on the looms of Donald John at Luskentyre on Harris and our Breanish Tweed Cloth is from Stornaway on Lewis, one of the remote islands that make up the Outer Hebrides Islands lying off the beautiful Wild Western shores of Scotland.
		We are happy to discuss your specific requirements and make your tailored Harris or Breanish Tweed Clothing from our quality cloth.
		Tweeds from Harris, Lewis, The Borders of Scotland, by the length or in beautiful handmade jackets, suits waistcoats or trousers.
	www.harristweedshop.com (199 words)

	Did You Know? - Harris Tweed
		(now renamed Harris Tweed Authority) was established with its famous "orb" trade mark to ensure that cloth called Harris Tweed was made to the proper standards in the Outer Hebrides.
		The Countess saw the potential for the local population in producing quality cloth and her titled connections helped establish the tweed's reputation with the aristocracy for sports and other outdoor pursuits.
		Originally, the cloth had to be made from new wool produced and woven in the islands of Lewis, Harris, Uist, Barra and the other islands of the Outer Hebrides.
	www.rampantscotland.com /know/blknow_tweed.htm (349 words)

	Harris Tweed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harris Tweed is cloth that has been handwoven by the islanders in the Outer Hebrides.
		Harris Tweed was also the name of a character in The Eagle.
		Robert Langdon of The Da Vinci Code wears Harris Tweed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harris_Tweed (83 words)

	The Harris Tweed Authority
		As a result of the marketing efforts of Lady Dunmore, increased sales of the tweed were achieved and trade was established with cloth merchants in large towns in the UK.
		Harris Tweed means a tweed which has been hand woven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the islands of Harris, Lewis, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra and their several purtenances (The Outer Hebrides) and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.
		The story of Harris Tweed is the story of a remote island community that lies between the Highlands of Scotland on the north west tip of Europe and the North Atlantic Ocean.
	www.harristweed.com /fabric_hist.htm (1197 words)

	GN Online: View from London: An uncertain future for Harris Tweed
		Harris Tweed is a heavy, bristly cloth made from pure virgin wool produced in Scotland, spun, dyed and finished in the Outer Hebrides, and hand-woven by the islanders at their own homes on the islands of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra.
		KM Harris Tweed, as the company is now called, produces 95 per cent of all the Hebridean cloth.
		The largest maker of Harris Tweed has put his business on the market, prompting fears for the future of an industry that was once a mainstay of the Outer Hebrides.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=62527 (532 words)

	Suits/Jackets
		The classic country cloth for a sport jacket is tweed, which is mistakenly attributed to the River Tweed.
		The weight of cloths is measured in either ounces or grams, with summer garments in the range of 7 to 8.5 oz., and winter weights from 9 to 11 oz.
		Clothing was elegant, as were the stars who modeled it.
	www.bensilver.com /style04/about_SuitsJackets.htm (4652 words)

	Weaver learns to make Harris tweed
		Recently, Harris tweed weavers began using the newer, wider Griffith rapier loom, which was designed specifically to accommodate current cloth cutting techniques in the fashion industry.
		Long a mainstay in the Borders area of Britain, these industrial revolution relics were appropriated by Harris tweed weavers as a means to produce more cloth at a faster rate without mechanization.
		Harris tweed has a curious reputation; somehow this venerated woolen fabric has gone down in history as the scratchy stuff of grandfather's Sunday jacket or dully colored cap.
	www.salisburypost.com /august/081099c.htm (1281 words)

	the girl from auntie » Variation on a theme
		The action in that case had been commenced by the manufacturer, who sought a declaration that it was able to market cloth as “Harris Tweed” provided that at least some portion of the manufacturing process took place in the Outer Hebrides.
		In the case of the HTA, both are true; it was originally founded as a private company in 1909 to protect the home-based clothmaking industry based in the Outer Hebrides, and was later re-established as a UK statute-based entity with power to enforce the Harris Tweed appellation.
		Yes, the Harris Tweed designation is kind of like the protection that is given to particular wine regions, depending on the country, since some countries don’t give as strong protection to wines and spirits names.
	www.girlfromauntie.com /journal/index.php/2005/variation-on-a-theme/feed (1473 words)

	Style Guide Harris Tweed
		Harris Tweed was first woven on Lewis-and-Harris, one of the small rugged islands in the Outer Hebrides chain about fifty miles off Scotland’s northwest coast, and is the most famous hand-woven cloth in the world.
		And the weaver necessarily puts something of himself into the cloth he weaves, each length becomes something of an artisan creation, never to be exactly duplicated nor reproduced.
		The subtle colorings, from deepest russet and richest purple to delicate lovat and almond are all so earth-born, weight and tone so hearty, and personality so irrepressibly warm and wild, soft yet resilient, it’s easy to understand its appeal.
	www.bensilver.com /style04/styleguide_link1.html (334 words)

	The Harris Tweed Authority
		As a result of the marketing efforts of Lady Dunmore, increased sales of the tweed were achieved and trade was established with cloth merchants in large towns in the UK.
		Harris Tweed means a tweed which has been hand woven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the islands of Harris, Lewis, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra and their several purtenances (The Outer Hebrides) and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.
		The story of Harris Tweed is the story of a remote island community that lies between the Highlands of Scotland on the north west tip of Europe and the North Atlantic Ocean.
	www.harristweed.com /fabric_hist.htm (334 words)

	fabrics for boys' clothing -- tweed
		We notice Canadian clothing catalogs that mention Halifax and Canadian tweeds.
		Tweed and especially Harris tweed by the turn of the 20th century was the favorite material for the sporting garments worn by Victorian and Edwardian gentlemen.
		Harris tweed was made fashionable in large measure by Lady Dunmore, the widow of owner of Harris.
	histclo.hispeed.com /mat/fab/tweed/fab-tweed.html (2422 words)

	"The Damsel Makers", Part Three
		Tweed..." she laid her fingers on his arm, admiring the fine cloth of the jacket, and the equally fine muscles underneath.
		Tweed," she let her cool blue eyes continue their appraisal.
		Moving quietly on the balls of her feet, Diana slipped through the door to Tweed's office, to see Gretchen Tyler, hunched over a cardboard file folder; once-locked file drawers stood open beside her, and the desk was strewn with papers.
	www.homestead.com /jebsadventurebound/files/Damsel3.html (2893 words)

	Harris Tweed Jacket In Five Tweeds by Brook Taverner from Scotweb Store
		Harris Tweed is legally defined as cloth that has been handwoven by the islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra in their homes, using pure virgin wool that has been dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.
		Harris Tweed Jacket In Five Tweeds by Brook Taverner from Scotweb Store
		Men’s Wear » Jackets » Tweed Jackets » Product Details - Choose Options - Added to Basket
	www.scotwebstore.com /sr_brook_5118.html (106 words)

	Harris Tweed Jackets
		Why not start with a Traditional British Classic, our "Harris Tweed Jackets" are manufactured from cloth hand woven by crofters, on Harris in the Western Isles,, or...
		Harris Tweed Jackets, Saxony Jackets, Moleskin Trousers or Pants, Corduroy Trousers or Pants, Cavalry Twill Trousers or Pants.
		Brook Martine have supplied Harris Tweed Jackets etc worldwide for over 30 years.
	www.englishtailor.co.uk (117 words)

	BBC NEWS Scotland Tweed running mate 'suits Nike'
		It comes after Harris Tweed designed by weaver Donald John MacKay was chosen for a run of limited edition trainers.
		Derick Murray, the owner of the two key mills which produce most of the tweed exported from the Outer Hebrides, said the whole industry was benefiting.
		Mr Mackay, from Luskintyre, Harris, said the firm had now inquired about ordering more cloth, possibly for hooded tops.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/4114030.stm (433 words)

	Tour River Tweed, Tour Scotland.
		Tweed trout also are noted for their size and for the distances they travel inland up its winding course.
		The Tweed is probably the most evocative of all Scottish rivers.
		As befits a frontier river, and a much disputed frontier in times gone by, the line of the Tweed is marked by watch towers and fortresses.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /tour-river-tweed.htm (745 words)

	St. Cuthbert's Way with Sherpa Expeditions
		It includes a variety of delightfully unspoilt countryside: the Tweed valley (origin of the famous woollen cloth), the Eildon Hills, the Cheviot Hills (origin of one of the most famous breeds of sheep), and the Northumberland coast with its broad horizons, sandy beaches, and dramatic contrasts between high and low tide.
		Just across the River Tweed and accessible by a footbridge is Dryburgh Abbey, another superb ruin and the site of Sir Walter Scott’s grave.
		It is about 15 minutes walk or a short taxi ride between Edinburgh Waverley train station and the central bus station in St Andrews Square.
	www.sherpa-walking-holidays.co.uk /tours/britain/wscdos.htm (745 words)

	Untitled Document
		Harris Tweed is cloth that has been handwoven by the islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra in their homes, using pure virgin wool that has been dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.
		More of the cloth is in fact produced in Lewis but you can still see Harris tweed being woven in Harris on the west coast at Luskentyre - take the dead end road off to Luskentyre beach to get to them: Luskentyre Harris Tweed Co. tel: 01859 550261.
		North Uist is equally land, lochs and beaches.
	nt4845.vs.netbenefit.co.uk /route_main.asp?ID=145 (661 words)

	Fiberarts Magazine > Back Issues
		The original definition read "Harris Tweed means a tweed, hand spun, hand woven, and dyed by the crofters and cottors [small farmers] in the Outer Hebrides." Stamping the cloth with an iron transfer mark began in 1911.
		After a Trade Marks Act was passed in 1906, the Harris Tweed trademark, consisting of an orb and maltese cross with the words "Harris Tweed" underneath, was developed to protect the industry from imitation by huge spinning mills.
		At about the turn of the century, an early type of hand loom with manually operated shuttle was replaced by the improved "fly-shuttle" loom, with four foot pedals and a shuttle that is thrown across the loom by a roller mechanism operated by one hand.
	www.fiberartsmagazine.com /back_issues/03_01/harristweed.asp (661 words)

	Did You Know? - Harris Tweed
		(now renamed Harris Tweed Authority) was established with its famous "orb" trade mark to ensure that cloth called Harris Tweed was made to the proper standards in the Outer Hebrides.
		The Countess saw the potential for the local population in producing quality cloth and her titled connections helped establish the tweed's reputation with the aristocracy for sports and other outdoor pursuits.
		Originally, the cloth had to be made from new wool produced and woven in the islands of Lewis, Harris, Uist, Barra and the other islands of the Outer Hebrides.
	www.rampantscotland.com /know/blknow_tweed.htm (349 words)

	Did You Know? - Harris Tweed
		The Countess saw the potential for the local population in producing quality cloth and her titled connections helped establish the tweed's reputation with the aristocracy for sports and other outdoor pursuits.
		The Earl of Dunmore wanted some cloth in the Murray tartan for an army regiment and two sisters, originally from the island of Pabbay and who had been sent to Paisley for training in spinning and weaving, produced the first of the hard wearing, warm, water-resistant cloth.
		It was the Dowager Countess of Dunmore who started the Harris Tweed industry in 1842.
	www.rampantscotland.com /know/blknow_tweed.htm (349 words)

	Reading Well: Hardy Boys books
		Hardy Boys #009; brown cloth, orange eps thick frontispiece
		Hardy Boys #008; tan tweed; orange eps; yellow spine DJ Great Airport Mystery, The
		Hardy Boys #008; tan tweed wrap around DJ Exc
	www.readingwell.com /z-hardy.html (349 words)

	Scalpay Linen - Spinners, weavers and dyers of linen and wool based in the Outer Hebrides
		Scalpay Linen was established in 1997 to market the pure linen cloth woven by Sheila Roderick and John Finlay Ferguson - both of whom are ex-Harris Tweed weavers.
		The cloth is made into items for sale to visitors to our loomshed and by mail order.
		Scalpay Linen is sited on a working croft - Number 37 on the Isle of Scalpay.
	www.scalpaylinen.com /contents.htm (265 words)

	Reading Well: Hardy Boys books
		Hardy Boys #009; brown cloth, orange eps thick frontispiece
		Hardy Boys #013; tan tweed; brown multi-pic eps
		Hardy Boys #003; tan tweed, brown multi-pic eps
	www.readingwell.com /z-hardy.html (265 words)

	Dalwhinnie Farm - "The Meeting Place"
		Blackface wool is also highly prized for mattress stuffing and for the manufacture of very high quality tweed cloth, such as the famous "Harris Tweed" of worldwide fame.
		Blackface ewes are excellent "mums" and have retained many of their wild instincts that were so needed in raising their lambs in the highlands and border areas.
		Blackface lambs are BORN with large horn buds and too rich a diet for the ewe before lambing will make for very large horn buds that can damage her to the point of death when her lambs are born!
	www.dalwhinniefarm.com /sheep (265 words)

	Capercaillie, Sidewaulk
		Waulking songs, the band explains in the liner notes, were sung to accompany the rhythm of beating cloth on a table, a method for shrinking tweed or blanket cloth after it was taken from the loom.
		Capercaillie, in the years since Sidewaulk was released, has achieved a certain degree of fame, largely due to the gorgeous voice of lead singer Matheson (who was featured in the soundtrack of the movie Rob Roy and appeared briefly in the film to sing besides the clan
		Although the band in 1989 was strongly rooted in Scottish musical traditions, the members weren't shy about stretching the limits with notably nontraditional arrangements.
	www.rambles.net /caper_waulk.html (265 words)

	Interest
		A visit to Shawbost is not complete without seeing the famous Harris Tweed cloth being woven.
		The Tweed Mill is managed by Rhoda's cousins Derick and Coinneach Murray.
		Shawbost on the west side of Lewis, 18 miles from Stornoway offers the visitor a unique holiday experience in that it is on the circular route that can be taken from Stornoway, taking in sites, such as:-
	www.coinneach.murray.btinternet.co.uk /interest.htm (265 words)

	The Outer Hebrides
		Under the Harris Tweed Act the cloth is only "Harris Tweed" if it has been handwoven by the islanders at their homes in the islands, finished in the islands, and if it also complies with the quality requirements in the Regulations which apply to the famous Orb trade mark.
		Stornoway is the only town in the Western Isles, and is located on the east coast of Lewis.
		Lewis and Harris are combined like Siamese twins at the northern end of the Western Isles, otherwise known as the Outer Hebrides.
	www.hebridesholidays.com /lewis.htm (521 words)

	EWM - The Edinburgh Woollen Mill
		Through acquisitions in the early part of the 20th century it became a fully vertically integrated mill taking raw wool through dyeing, spinning and weaving processes to produce tweed cloth for sale particularly in London and the US.
		Heather Mills was founded in Selkirk in the Scottish borders in 1892 as a tweed weaving mill.
		As part of the EWM acquisition of Grampian Woollen Mills Limited in 1993, its subsidiaries Jedburgh Kiltmakers and the rug making plant at James Pringle Weavers of Inverness were transferred to Heather Mills.
	www.ewm.co.uk /manufacturing/heather_mills.htm (521 words)

	Amazon.com: Crosley CR48-CH Decorative Turntable: Electronics
		Crosley combines intricate scrollwork and a hand woven vintage grill cloth for that added dose of nostalgia.
		And as if the incredible sound weren't enough, Crosley combines intricate scrollwork and a hand woven vintage grill cloth for that added dose of nostalgia.
		Crosley CR89 Traveler Stack-o-Matic Turntable, Brown/Tweed Other products by Crosley
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DHVNO?v=glance (509 words)

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